Marble bust of Eschines
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of Eschines is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a photo of a marble bust of Eschines from 1863-64. The work is tied to Impressionism and Realism movements. It was made by Louise Laffon, a French photographer. The Victoria and Albert Museum began collecting photos early. In 1852, they started adding them to their collection. The museum used these photos to help artists and students learn. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an 1864 albumen print by Louise Laffon depicting a marble bust of Aeschines, one of 500 photographs documenting sculpture and decorative arts from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III (now the Louvre) in Paris. The image was produced as part of a series commissioned by the museum and purchased through the Parisian studio Photographie Lord Byron, where Laffon used the gender-neutral monogram L. Laffon on her mounts. The photograph forms part of the museum’s early photographic holdings, acquired to support art education and reference for students…
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Louise Laffon (1828–1885), was a French photographer and painter. She was one of the first female professional photographers in France. She had a studio in Paris between 1859 and 1876.
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